. we have breaking news from northeast washington. police say what appears to be human skeletal remains were found inside a house in the 400 block of 24th street northeast. around 7:00 this morning, a

d.c. canine officer chased a suspect into a house and fell through the floor. and that's where the bones were discovered. the officer's injuries are not life threatening and the suspect is in custody. we'll have more details on this story as it develops coming up on 9news now at 5:00 p.m. of course on our website wusa9.com. we're following a deadly crash involving two military hill copters. at least seven marine -- helicopters. at least seven marines were killed just north of uma, arizona last night. -- yiewm pa, arizona last -- yuma, arizona last night. the marines were based at north pendleton just north of san diego. they're trying to determine how this incredible accident happened. officials may announce the names of the marines killed later today. thank you for joining us. i'm j.c. hayward. it's also been a deadly 48

hours for troops abroad. two soldiers were killed during an attack on a military base in eastern afghanistan. the attack may be tied to the burning of the quran by the u.s. military. >> reporter: afghan police fired on protesters during a third day of violent demonstrations that have now claimed the lives of two u.s. soldiers. cbs news has learned an afghan soldier gunned down two american troops at a military base in a province of eastern afghanistan. an afghan official says the shooter killed the soldiers in retaliation for the burning of qurans at the u.s. air base. it came hours after some radical lawmakers called on afghans to retaliate against foreign troops. president obama has sent a letter apologizing for tuesday's incident calling the burning of the holy book an accident.

afghan president karzai says a u.s. military officer burned the holy book out of ignorance and with poor understanding. he's pressing nato to put those responsible on trial. outrage is spreading across the country. these protesters say foreign forces have insulted their culture and don't respect their religion. huge anti-american demonstrations are expected to sweep across the country on friday after a day of prayer. >> protests are spreading to more cities. at least 11 people have died in the violence. this afternoon army private bradley manning will be arraigned in fort meade, maryland. he will have a chance to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. manning is facing a court marshal for leaking thousands of classified documents to the website wikileaks. he will be asked whether he wants a jury trial or if he wants a military judge to decide his fate. the court marshal should begin

in march or april. in maryland the state senate is discussing the same- sex marriage bill today. the measure passed out of committee on tuesday, but republican leaders asked for a one-day delay before starting the full senate debate. the senate could vote on that bill tomorrow. if it passes, the senate -- [indiscernible] one prince george's county state senator says that he will not support a bill that would expand gambling in maryland and build a casino at the national harbor. senator anthony noose believes the scale of the bill is too big to tackle without more consideration. that's at odds with what county executive executive rushern baker says. if the bill does pass the general assembly, voters will

have to approve that measure in a referendum. montgomery county please are -- police are getting smarter when it comes to speed cameras because drivers have learned exactly where those fixed cameras are so they slow down as they pass by and then they speed up ferredzs. -- up afterwards. the police chief tom manger says his force has a new strategy. >> when we have a fixed pole camera where everybody slows down, we're going to put that mobile camera a quarter mile down the road. for those people who think okay, i slowed down for the one camera and decide they want to speed back up, they may in fact get caught by the mobile camera. >> no, don't do that. right now there are 60 speed cameras fixed in place in the county. i kind of know where they are. there are also six mobile speed enforcement vehicles along with ten portable camera units. and there are also separate enforcement zones set up by police in chevy chase village, in gaithersburg, rockville and

takoma park. a guilty verdict in the uva lacrosse murder trial. the jury recommended 26 years for george huguely for the second-degree murder and larceny of his ex-girlfriend yeardley love. a judge will ultimately determine exactly how much jail time will be given. delia goncalves has the very latest that case. >> there are no winners in this case. >> reporter: ten minutes changed the course of george huguely's life and claimed the life of rising star yeardley love. >> obviously it was a crime of passion. >> reporter: 24-year-old huguely is now facing up to 26 years behind bars after a two- week trial, nearly 60 witnesses and nine hours of deliberation. a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder and larceny for the drunken, jealous fueled attack against his ex-girlfriend back in may 2010. he left her bleeding, stealing her laptop to hide threatening e-mails. love's body was discovered lying in a pool of blood two

hours later. >> whenever i look at her pictures, it's really sad for me. and also i think looking at that good looking boy and growing up, a good family, losing that child going to the jail, that's really, really sad for their family, too. >> we are forced -- we are of course disappointed with this verdict, but we've been proud to represent george in his fight for fairness oaf the last couple of years -- over the last couple of years. >> reporter: according to the charging guidelines, huguely could have faced up to 60 years behind bars. now a judge must decide huguely's final punishment. the judge can either side with the jury's recommended sentence of 26 years or he can lessen the jail time but years cannot be added. delia goncalves, 9news now. >> sentencing is set for april 16. still to come when 9news

now continues, registrations for the marine marathon just began moments ago. find out why some competitors will have to wait a few days in order to sign up. the g.o.p. presidential hopefuls are back on the campaign trail after a lively debate. the story coming up.

. let's take a look at the republican race for president. the g.o.p. hopefuls are back on the campaign trail. they're raising money and shaking hands ahead of tuesday's primaries. they met face to face last night. tara mergener reports that front-runner rick santorum spent most of the debate under attack. >> reporter: mitt romney talked up tax cuts and his economic plan to a group of builders and contractors meeting in arizona. >> instead of having a president that bows to the demands of union interests, that we have a president that bows to the interests of the american people. >> reporter: he's trying to lock in a win ahead of tuesday's primaries there and

in his home state of michigan. rick santorum has captured the lead in several poles and he and romney battle it out -- polls and he and romney battle it outside by side. they along with ron paul and newt gingrich faced off in their 20th debate. the other candidates each took aim at santorum during the debate putting the former senator on the defensive about his record in washington. >> i was the most fiscally conservative senator in the congress in the 12 years that i was there. >> that's always a copout when you compare yourself to the other members of congress. the american people are sick and tired of the members of congress. >> reporter: paul has yet to win a contest this year and gingrich is essentially skipping next week's primaries focusing instead on washington state and the south. santorum is on the hunt for cash holding a pair of fund- raisers in texas. he's hoping for wins in both arizona and michigan leaving him in a strong position for the next round of contests on

super tuesday. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. >> the obama team is raising money as well. the president is visiting florida. the first lady is in ohio and also kentucky. and vice president biden is rallying the democratic base in the northeast. members of the u.s. senate are watching their mail for a potential threat. letters were sent to several lawmakers' district offices, including speaker of the house john boehner. investigators say the letters contained harmless powdery substances but letters sent to comedy show host stephen colbert and john stewart have messages that warned every senator would receive a letter that macon obtain.son. the threats brought back memories of the november 2001 incidents when anthrax was mailed to two senate office buildings. four people were killed. coming up next, howard has the forecast and a friend to

introduce to you. >> that's right. this is chika, our feature dog. it's so nice outside. going to be nice for a little while longer. look at these temperatures as we go to break. upper 50s in the shenandoah valley already. 63 here in town. will we get to 70? the full forecast when 9news now at noon returns.

registration began a few

minutes ago for the 2012 marathon. today's registration is limited to only active duty and reservists. everyone else will have to wait till march 7 to register. there are about 30,000 spots available. and this year's marathon will be held on sunday, october 28. you have ever been in a marathon? >> no. >> me either. >> you have to train for it. i don't know if my knee can handle it. >> you have bad knees. >> a bad knee. if i'm not careful i will have bad knees, though. >> it's gorgeous. >> it's so nice. what about you? you going to run? >> i said i was going to train and then i said maybe not. >> it's not too late. maybe not this year but next year. set a goal. set a goal. weather wise our goal is to maximize today because things are going to change starting tomorrow. we've got some showers moving in tonight and friday. big cold front is coming through. big winds tomorrow and colder temperatures by the weekend. so this is the one you've got to take advantage of. here's that day planner for the rest of the afternoon. we've got sunshine, a couple of

fair weather clouds. we'll be at least 64 next hour. we may see temperatures by 3:00 maybe more like 68. some areas are going to be near 70. winds west to southwest 10 to 15 but we've had gusts between 20 and 25 miles an hour. by 5:00 low 60s. then after dark some showers are going to start to approach from the west. not everybody is going to see them at first but we'll be watching those scattered showers this evening into tonight. we'll be back in the mid-50s by 9:00. but i don't think we're going to get too much colder than that. maybe lower 50s for lows tonight in town and 40s north and west. these temperatures are way up there already. 65 in fredericksburg. richmond is 66. baltimore is 62. the record high by the way 78 in d.c. and 73 at dulles. i think they're going to be all right but upper 50s even in the shenandoah valley and hagerstown a little bit cooler. we've seen these temps. 61 sterling and restton right now. even up in columbia we've got 63 degrees. it is a gorgeous afternoon.

here in northwest, just a couple of fair weather clouds. a nice sunny day. 63. dew point is 38 so it's really dry. the humidity is only 0% right now -- only 40% right now. the barometer continues to drop. if you're sensitive to that i'm sorry. maybe you're a little achy. yesterday the tree pollen was in the high category. warm temps. look at all the 70s. spring not that far away. still cold in casper and denver in the 20s where the snow is flying. this cold air is going to be moving off toward the southeast. we're going to get into some of that for the weekend. 40s to maybe near 50. you can see the cold coming down in the dakotas here as the rain changed to snow and the echoes are moving southeast. then the storm system itself is bringing rain into parts of illinois. maybe a rain-snow mix to chicago. they'll be just boarderline cold enough. the moisture will be tracking eastward toward us as we get into the evening hours. we'll put the future cast in motion. you'll notice by 7:00 little specks of green here.

a few showers there. by midnight, though, darker with brighter colors, even heavier showers toward the delmarva. we'll have the scattered showers overnight into tomorrow morning. in fact into midday tomorrow. scattered showers. this front will clear us early afternoon. behind it the winds are really going to be ripping out of the west, northwest, 30, maybe gusting 45 miles an hour. cold air returns with the mountain snow showers here friday night into saturday. maybe we get a passing flurry or snow shower or rain shower on saturday. so today 67. some ears near 70. some showers tonight. in the 40s and low 50s. tomorrow becoming windy. we have a fire watch already with some showers through midday. saturday a rain or snow shower, 45. as we head through sunday, a better day with the upper 40s and then next week we're quickly back in the 50s monday. could be some rain around here on wednesday. and we are outside now for pet line thursday at noon. this is diana folly from the washington humane society.

oh, this is such a nice girl you brought us today, diana. >> she's 3 years old. >> she's not sure what i'm giving her but i was playing with her earlier. >> she seems to be a little bit picky about her treats. >> she definitely doesn't like this one so don't give her that one. what is she. >> we're talk -- we're calling her a pit bull-corgie mix. >> she's stretched out. she has the short legs. >> she's almost like a big dog body on short little legs. she's actually kind of a smaller dog. >> but she's a real sweet girl. i've been visiting with her a little bit. look at that face. >> very affectionate. she makes friends very quickly and immediately melt and lean on you and roll over for a belly rub. >> nothing wrong with that what kind of home are you looking for her? >> we think she would fit in with just about any family. she's an easy going dog. again she's 3 years old which is one of the perfect age ranges to adopt a dog because she's past all the puppy and

adolescent stuff and is much calmer. people can really get to know her personality as an adult dog. >> if you're skittish about pit bulls, just visit with her. she has a great demeanor and personality. how can people contact you? >> visit our web page. >> if you missed any of that, go to wusa9.com and go to the pet section. all the information is there. you are a sweet girl. we have more on 9news now coming up right after this.

hello. i'm one on one today with a registered dietician and you know this is national heart month. for people who suffer from hypertension, we really have an incredible diet for you. it's called the dash diet. i really don't know a lot about it. where did it come from? >> with the national institutes of health, they did the initial research. it's been shown to lower blood pressure quickly, effectively and in as little as two weeks but you're adding food instead of worrying about taking it away. >> that's incredible. >> what do you mean you're adding food? >> the whole diet is really focused -- it has healthier things like whole grains and lean meats, fish, beans. but the main goal is to

increase fruits, vegetables, dairy. there was some improvement in blood pressure with just getting lots of fruits and vegetables, but it was almost magic when you added dairy to it. two to four servings of dairy. this magic seems to come from the mineral mix that are in these foods together. potassium, magnesium and calcium. rich sources that really can affect your blood pressure. so this diet can be overwhelming because there are lots of things that you can change. so break it down. don't try to do everything at once. you don't chief this overnight. start by focusing on adding one item, one extra fruit, one extra vegetable, one extra dairy to your diet. whether that's in one week or over six months. point, you could have a latte for breakfast, a cup of milk. cue have fruit and yogurt parfait for lunch or maybe just put fruit on your cereal.

you could super size your vegetables at dinner time. in fact, you want your plate to look a lot like my plate where you add a dairy or milk to your meal and half of your plate are fruits and vegetables. so that's a trick. >> i understand that not only is this diet good for hypertension, but it also solves other problems, such as strokes, kidney stones, colon cancer and diabetes. so it's not just for people who suffer from hypertension. i guess it's for everyone. >> if there was a one size diet fits all, the dash diet would be it. it affects so many of the conditions, helps prevent the ones that are killing us and making our lives less pleasurable. and yet again there's plenty of food to really help fill you up without filling you out. you can actually whittle down your waistline. >> are we cutting down on fat? >> it is less fat, less sugar, doesn't have to be expensive. a cup of milk, 20 cents.

fruits, vegetables can be frozen, canned or dried. look for seasonal fruits and vegetables. they're the best buy. >> it's called the dash diet. go to jchayward.com. we'll have information on it. we all need to be a little healthier and look like you. >> happy heart month. >> thank you. come back and visit us at 5:00.